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JUNE 12, 2025 • Vol. 41, No. 13
City Council approves development at former Kmart headquarters BY SARAH WRIGHT
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TROY — The Troy City Council approved items related to upcoming development plans for the former Kmart headquarters, at 3100 W. Big Beaver Road, during its June 9 meeting. The former Kmart headquarters has been vacant since 2006. Forbes/ Frankel Troy Ventures LLC, which also owns Somerset Collection, purchased the 40-acre property in 2009 and demolition began in November 2023 and finished in July 2024. University of Michigan Health purchased 7.28 acres of the property for $4.42 million to build a health care center that would focus on See DEVELOPMENT on page 13A
File photo by Patricia O’Blenes
This file photo shows the former Kmart headquarters. A new multi-faceted development is slated for the space. Following approval from the Troy Planning Commission, the Troy City Council approved the project at its June 9 meeting.
MEALS ON WHEELS SEEKS HELP FROM COMMUNITY WEST BLOOMFIELD — Drivers are needed to make deliveries for the Meals on Wheels program in West Bloomfield, bringing food to those in need.
The nonprofit provides more than just a meal. For many older adults who are homebound, the delivery drivers also provide friendly human contact on a regular basis. With summer approaching, more people will be going on vacation. As a re-
sult, many of the regular drivers are away and cannot make deliveries, so more volunteers are needed. “People go out of town a lot, so when they’re gone, then you have to keep on asking the people you already have to deliver (to these routes),” said Candie Hovarter,
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